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German Lutheran synod.

FoRT WAYNE, IND, May 7.-The third
days session OF the German Lutheran
Synod OF the Missouri District devoted the
forenoon TO receiving tho report Of the
Trustees OF Concordia College, OF this city.
The report was very satisfactory, especially
regarding its sanitary condition. It was
urged that the vacancy in the directory be
filled at once, with an increase Of salary to
Sl,200 per year. Action regarding erect
ing homes for Professors on the college
ground Was deferred until the Committee
on Allowances made their report. The
pro.gymnaaium at Milwaukee was called,
and the matter WAS sent over until Mon.
day, when the synod will hsye to decide
on its acceptance. At noon the synod ad,
journed until Monday, = I'll 8 7'' ,l'
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Our old friend D. F. Pugh, formerly Of
Tyler county, missed being elected Mayor
Of Columbus, but Governor Foraker has
recognized his solid worth and appointed
him a Judge Of the Court of Common
PIsas Of Franklin county. Judge Pugh's
West Virginia friends will be glad to know
Of his advancement. .r
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LOUISVILLE, KY, May s.-Hsnry Weis.
gerber, a shoemaker living at 81 East
Green street, committed suicide yesterday
morning by cutting his throat from ear to
ear with small shoe knife. The exact
time when the deed was committed will
never be known, as Weisgerber was sup-
posed to have left his homo at s o'clock
in the morning and was not known to be
in the place until the body WAS found,
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a New EehtlIri,.

WASHINGTON, D. c., May s.-Geaeral
Greely, chief signal officer has arranged
to issue. beginning with to-day, a special
weekly bulletin with the view Of promptly
placing before the public each Monday
morning reliable information relative to
the CLIMATIC conditions in the ayrcul,nra!
districts Of the country. 1t is believed
that these bulletins containing the def
ciencies, or exceos relative to the tempera-
lures and rain fall during the growing ssa-
con will aerve IS a reliable basis for de-
term:ning the conditions favorable or un-
favorable for the growing crops.
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II rseeus to be in the air that Mr.. CAM
den will be somewhere In the neighbor.
hood when the Gubernatorial nomination
is hand. Many things are to be thought
o!beiore We promise to support Mr.. Cam.
den for Governor.
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Disastrous Collision a. Sen.

HAvRE, May S.-The steamer LaCham-
pagne' which sailed yesterday morning,
for New York, and which afterward re-
turned, having been in collision, was run
into into bby the steamer Vile De Rio,
The iattor steamer sank, but her
crew and passengers were saved,
The collision caused q panic amonv
tho emlgsanss on board the Chgm.
pagne, who made rush for the life-boat
and caused it to capsize, 35 OF them being
drowned, in addition to three eailors who
had tried to prevent the rnsh. The steam
mer Vile Da Bordeaux rescued l5 Italians
clinglng to the capsized lile.bont -.
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MEXICO SHAKEN
by VERY VIOLENT Enupr,oNs
OF the EArth-Ono Hundred and Fifty peo-
pie Killed In Tbs Town Of Bahipe-TAs
Mountains lit up with Volcanic Fires.
1 A General ConvulaIon Predicted.

CRY OF MExlco, May S.-The Govern.
ment to-day recsiyed its frat Information
regarding the disastrous earthquake on the
third inst. at the town Of Bahipe, in the
district OF Montezuma, Sonora, by which
l5O. persons lost their lives. Tho earth.
quake occurred at $3.50 r.M. At the same
time the volcanic eruptions began
in the neighboring mountains, lighting
up The aamnis8 Tor long distance.
The prediction Is made here by local
scientists that Mexico is about to undergo
aRenersl sciesmic convulsiou, and recent
records Of earthquake shocks show that
there Is a widespread volcanic ac.iyity
from one end Of Mexico to tho other.
Tho earthquake last Tuosday created
sad havoc In the northeastern portion of
Sonora, Mexico. This portion Of tho State
is far from the railroad or telepraphic
communication. The following dispatch
was received here to-day from Luis r.
Torres, Governor OF Sonora:
"HERMoslLLE, MEX, Nav S.
!; "The last earthquake caused terriblo
damages in Montezuma and deatrovad
several Villages, but those in tho north.
eastern part suffered the most. Oputa
had all ita houses destroyed and nine per.
sons were ,;;!isd. Bahispo was utterly
destroyed, $50 people being killed. Tho
houses were leveled to tho ground. A
new volcano appeared, and lis eruption
destroyed all timber and pastures Of ad.
joining valleys and mountains. Further
details are expected hourly"
The volcano mentioned in this dispatch
is In the famous Sierra Madre mountains.
In this place pretty severe shock Of earth.
quake was felt this morning at two o'clock.
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Homestead Glns. Works Burn cd. .

Pl1TssuRou, Pa, May s.-Ths Home
stead GlasB Works, at Homestead, Pa,
caught fire shortly before midnight and
In leas than an hour the factory, cutting
and packing departments, offices and
warehouses; were in ruins. The fire etarted
near the furnaces. and 1t is believed to
have been caused by natural gas. The
loss, WIS $4,000; fully insured. The
works will be rebuilt. One hundred men
will be temporarily thrown out OF employ
nant "E -.....r .... -sa.. "a -. 'F7'
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The Old Domiuiun's Debt,

RICHMOND, Va, May s.-Tkcre was no
formal meeting of the debt commission
yesterday, but the two sides have been in
communication by correspondence. The
English commissioner have submitted
their proposition. Whist it ia based on is
not positively kuown, hut it ia asserted
that tha bondholders' Representatives de-
mand 1900. 900 year on about $50 900 600
principal, while the Virginia commission
era want to allow $3.50 900 on SEE 600 600.
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Ch1cAao, May s,-The Farmers RepleS
will print the following crop report this
week: Rains have been beneficial to
winter wheat in all States reporting this
week, but more is required to give that
crop and the spring wheat q more rapid
Gowth. Seeding Of spring wheat is com.
pIeled and In many INSTANCES the crop Is
above ground and promising vol. 2 B.
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Tux new Civil Service rules are regard
cd as device to expedite the ousting Of
Republicans. By we'll applied system
Of promotion Republicans can be set aside
very last. And so the Juggernaut Of Re.
form goes rolling on.
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IT isn't often that one newspaper man
brings libel suit against another. The
suit Of Editor Dawson, Of the Charleston
Ners and Courier against the New York
Sun for slO0,0OOis based on difference Of
opinion. The Sun thinks it can prove
that Dawson helped to rob South Carolina,
and Dawson thinks the feat can't be per
formed. A stake of 100000 is worth
playing Tor, but Capt. Dawson ia likely to
be satisfied with much less. Il
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TIE Bellaire Independent enters upon lis
eighth year with promise Of increased
prosperity. The Independent demonstrates
what can be done in a newspaper way by
talent and tireleas energy. 1t is always
bright and worth reading.
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a Woman Lynchcd,

.
New ORLEANS, La, May There have
been a number Of incendiary fires in
West Carroll Parish in this State lately.
Among other houses burned was the store
OF A. s. NJ. Balm. The fire was evidently
incendiary, and after investigation
some Of the goods stolen from the store
were found in the cabin OF colored
woman, Grace Blanton. She was arreoted
and at once acknowledged the crime and
inculpated Richard Good win, and the two
were locked up in the parish prison in
Floyd.
On Thursday night all armed and
masked mob Of about a hundred came to
the jail, forced It open, took the two pris-
oners out, marched them a mile and a
half and hanged them on tree. This Is
tho first lynching Of woman in that sec.
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RossER has stirred up the soldier boys
and set them to banging at him with
resolutions. Never mind Rosser. What
harm eau he do to Phil. Sheridan? Can
he oyerturn the eternal mountains by
bloying at them?
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have done. All this signifies that Gam.
den 10 not at all likely to be out Of the

den 10 not at all likely to be out Of tn,
next campaign. He has q most remark
able political vitality. More than once II
the past twenty years We have though
we had him permanently retired, only tc
see him bob up serenely, barrel and all, al
tho next ensuing election II not q candi
date himseli, be had personal interesss OF
friendships at stake. You will still find
II go. Mr.. Camden has too much money
already invested, too many personal In.
tereets at stake, too much ambition Ia
gratify, too many political debts To psy
too much Of a record to vindichte, to lei
the future 20 by default. He is an ambiti.
ons man, and rsverses only seem to sharpen
his ambitions. wRo.Wl
There Is another item to be consider.
ed. Alr. Camden Is not an ungrateiul
man.. Senator Kenpa, 1t is known, has al
the rlsk Of bis own popularity and his sea.
In the Senate, ardontly espoused Gam.
den's cause throughout, and has made
numerous sacrifices for him. Does any
one believe the ex-senator Is going to de.
Bert Mr.. kenna at the next crisis, and al
low his own disappointment 10 interfere
with the duty and obligation he owes his
friend? kenna has always been politi-
cal protege OF Camden's, and time and
again l have heard him say he would do
asmuch for the yeungster as he would do
tor himself.
d, GOING TO RUN FOR GOVERNOR
"As a capitalist having fortune in.
vested in West Virginia railroads and
other enterprises, Mr.. Camden is not
likely to sit and pout in the next cam
paign. He will be interested in having
his friends in Congress and the Legisla.
ture and tho Governors chair then quite
as much as fittings had turned out differ
emily.
"Don't commit the blunder Of persuad.
ing yourself that he won't figure with his
bari In the coming campRigu. Mr.. Cam.
den Ia not one Of the boiling or pouting
kind OF Democrats"
"Do you think, then, that Republican
prospects have lesssned or that this COM
promise OF the Democrats haa frightened
their horjzon7" WI
~ do not 30 that far. am simply ar
gulng that, first, the Republicans have
perhaps neglected good opportunity in
not killing the Democratic party COM
pletely in West Virginia by allowing Cam.
don to 90 to the Senate; and second, that
they should look tho fact square in the
face that they have, by not doing 80, fail
ed to weaken him or the party. think
the Republican chances for carrying West
Virginia are better than ever. Still, it is
unfortunate for us that the Democrats
have centered on conservative man, in.
stead Of electing an active representative
Of one faction or the other. There will be
a strong opposition to Kenna, however,
and that will be an advantage. The bolt.
ing faction will not have the same excuse
for opposing kenna, as he ia a poor man
and is more popular personally, but they
will oppose him all the same. CAD.
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Nix. CAMpRN's friends killed too much
time, otherwise the Legislature would
have been ready to 20 home as soon as q
Senator wss elected. These lu1uriea come
hiuh, and the people have To pay for them.
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Probably no one thing has caused snch o
genera! revival Of trade at Logan & Co.'s
drug store as their giving away 10 10 their cus.
toners Of 80 many free trial bottles Of DR.,
4, Sings New Discovery for Consumption.
Their trade is simply enormous In this
very valuable article from the fact that II
always cures and never disappointa.
Con1ghs, colds, asthma, bronchitis, Group
and all throat and lung diseases quickly
cured. You can test it before buying by
getting, trial bottle free, large aize 81.
Every bottle Warranted, :
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WICHITA, KAs., May S.-OGicsr Molla.
hon arrested man named Hopkins who
two years ago committed a heavy diamond
robbery at Laucastor, Ohio. Hopkins has
been living here for some time under an
assumed name, investing in real estate,
He fell into the trap lsid Tor him and
partly confessed bis guilt.
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Postmaster Sued for Brcnch Of Promise.

EostmaAter sued for Breach Of Promise.
BATAVIA, g., May 7.-Bethel and the
surrounding nejghborhood are IN the en-.
joyment OF a genuine sensation, the re-
lorm postmaster Of the village, Charles E.
Manning, who was married on the Goth OF
November, 1885, to Miss Mary Riley, hay.
ing been sued for 5000 damages for
breach Of promise Of marriage BY Miss
Mary NJ. Pease, beautiful and highly &C.
complished young lady OF Indisnaoolis.
who claims that on or about the 25th OF
August, 1854, while on visit 10 her uncle,
John D. Phillips, Of Bethel, Manning pro.
posed matrimonial alliance, which was
accepted, and that he has failed to recop.
pize the solid obligation then incurred. :
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To-Day brings tho test Of base ball's
hold on Wheeling. II the national game
dowus the circus its place In the hearts Of
Il, countrymen may be regarded as estab.
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Many

OF the good things Of this life are cor.
rowiully let alone on account OF Dyspep-
ain. Acker'a Dyspepsia Tablets will cure
Dyspepsia, Indigestion and Constipation !;
cold on positive guarantee at Is and SO
csnts, by Logan & Co. and O. Menke.
meier. o.7' ~ =, :, - . :
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JupGE LYNCH has done some ugly husl.
meas in bis time, but nothing worse than
The hanging OF woman in Louisiana.
Int civilization old enough in this coup-
Try To have done with ibis sort Of thing?
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Mutlfltuiita IN EIra

LAREDO, May 7.-Paasengers arriving
on the Monterey train report that great
fires arc raging on the mountsins in many
places on both aides Of the roads, Wheth.
or these fires have any connection with
the recent earthquake disturbances in
Arizona and New Mexico is yet to be- de.
termincd, as the tops OF these mouutsina
are almost Inaccessible.
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The steamer Andes lesves Wheeling for
Cincinnati every Tueaday at 8 p. NJ, and
will sell excursion tickets to parties OF five
or more. One week OF pleasure, bespti.
iul scenery and good music ON the largest
and heat steamer that comes to Wheeling.
For rates apply to Frank Booth or Ospt.
Charles Muhlemsn, Wheeling, W. Va.
~ Nm ~ ~ VI Il 49, MIYlE
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na,As between ,r,pplor. and proh4bl,ion.

LINCOLN, NgH.. May 1.-THE town Of
Dunbar voted for no license recently, and
the feeling amongtho liquor men has been
strong against the prohibitioniats. A
humber OF the townspeople got drunk in
Nebraska City Thursday, and on their re.
turn attacked the houses and property OF
Tho no-license advocates with stones and
other miesilea. A pitched battle between
'ae temperance men and the drunken
mob followed, the latter being finally
routed. Several Of the Temperance men
were badly used up, but none wore fatally
Injured. Five Of the mob were seriously
hurt aud two fatally. T };gI:..
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PRESIDENT CLEVELAND Is supposed to
change The subject when bis endorsement
BY the Kentucky Democracy Is referred
,o That man seems to be devoid Of all
sense Of humor.
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SHOT BY HIS WIFE,
Mrs. John Fromer, Driven Desperate by
Her Husbands DcSsrtIon,

Mrs. John Fromer, Driven Desperate by
Her Husbands DcSertIon.
GREENsDuRG, IND, May at twenty
minutes past s O'Clock this morning a
most shocking tragedy occurred in the
front room Of Charley Fromsr's saloon, on
South Broadway, near the Big Four rail-
road, tile victim being John Fromer, sr.,
a brother Of the proprietor OF the saloon,
who was shot and killed by his wifo. His
wife called q. the saloon to see him, and,
going into the front room, looked around
the screen and said: "John, want to see
you."
He went into the front room, where she
made some remarks to him, and be re-
piled, when she drow the trigger Of a
"bull-dog" pistol, 3S.caliber, which she
had concealed under her shawl. Itsnsp.
ped, and her husband said, "What have
you got there?" when she fred tho fatal
shot, and he exclaimed, "Oh, God, I am
killed. I am dead man." The ball took
eject near the heart, and Fromer lived
about ten minutes, dying from internal
hemorrhage. 1t was her intention to kill
her husband and then herself, but Char.
ley Fromer rushed in and took the pistol
from her before she had time to carry out
her plans. She prayed all last night, and
saya that God directed her to commit the
deed.
She was taken to the mayors Office, and
while there pleaded pitifully Of Murshal
Olemons to be permitted to ses her hua.
band once more, and while in the MAYORS
office knelt down and prayed for her hus.
band in the most fervent manner. She
walked the floor, calling her husbands
name and repeating over and over, John !;
oh, John" She had made every prepsra-
tion to die, and had placed on the bed in
hor.room the clothing in which she de-
sired to be buried. .,gu. IN
None OF her children were at homo. all
residing away from the place, but she had
made division OF her personal effects,
and placed the name of each child on its
respective package. S "'H
1t iB believed that she WAS temporarily
insane at the time che did the shooting.
About year ago che attempted to commit
suicide by taking laudanum.
q According to reports she and her hus.
band lived an unhappy life, trouble be-
ginning soon after their marriage. These
quarrels continued until separation fol-
lowed, after which these parties made up
and lived together again.
Both we're about fifty years Of age, and
had beon previously married. She was
madly and wildly infatuated with her hus-
band, and claims he was the ideal Of her
heart. She says that grasa-widow in In
dianapolis, a young woman, and also a
widow OF this city, have been the cause Of
their domestic troubles, aud that they
caused her husband to desert her,,
She was taken to jail, and has retained
W. A. Moore and ". Il. Goddard to de-
fend her. su. I
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sExATon : rAu1HNEn AN cuARLEsroN.


Ssnator.elect Charles James Faulkner
arrived here Saturday morning and gave
q reception at the Capitol. He RETAINED
from making speech. He is a medium
sizsd gentleman, with mild blue eyes and
gentle expression. Ho talks freely, but
is nou.communica.ive on all political
issues.
Senator Faulkner has handed the Cover
nor bis resignation as Judge OF the Thir-
teenth Judicial Circuit. 1t iB believed that
Mr.. Wilson will appoint Colonel Beck
with, one Of the Kicking" Democrats, to
the vacancy.
Judge Faulkner is quariered at the
RuHner Hotel. Tho Democrats OF town
and visitors here rendered him an informal
reception at his rooms. Your correspou-
dent called on him and was cordially re.
ceiyed. flo said: II am always glad to
SOC newspaper men. They have always
treated me fairly. Pardon me for anti
cipating you, and declining to be inter.
viewed. Come and see me come other
time, and l will gladly give yon my views." !"
During the, forenoon he Waited both
branches OF the Legislature, and both
bodies adjourned aud rendered him for.
NAL reception, at the close Of which he
returned 10 his room.
The new Senator is thifty.nine yeara
old; is five feet ten inches tall, and weighs
l60 pounds. His appearance 10 command
ing, and he has the reputation OF being
the best organizer in the State. His ad-
dress is pleasing and winning. I'D ~
Judge Faulkner was Chairman OF the
Democratic County Committee for q nun.
ber Of years before going on the Bench,
and is also widely and prominently known
in the Masonic fraternity, having been
Grand Master Of the Masonic Grand
Lodge OF West Virginia during the years
Of lS70-sO. BY the last will Of his father
he inherits Boydyille, the old homestead,
after the death OF his mother, n place full
Of historical interest to citizens and
str6pgers as- E,ss
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GEe Qntellii2etttea::
t,slse, Sos. 80 and ~ Fourteenth Street.
4 GOOD many will 60 "just to zee the
.,inaisp,
TuSY tell many stories OF Mr.. Camden's
,sa,.n!nlelness, but be didn't seem to
Io,rs, 10 select his own successor. There
w,s great presence OF miud.

Tus majority report on the bribery
matter Is justified by the the testimony.
I,wns blunder to charge bribery unless
,bsrs yas something to show bribery.
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MRS. NINA NEuER, the German poeteas,
dyeaa, cleans and curls outrich feathers in
the best manner. No. So Twelfth street.
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J. MS own VICTORY,

"Not the least Of these contributary in.
auences Is the fact that the final election
Of Faulkner was personal victory for
him. It will do as much, il not more, to
strengthen him as his own election could
The Washington bee., 1887-11-26
JUSTy OUT.
THREE GREAT SPEECHES
OF
HON, FRED, DOUGLASS.

HON. FRED. DOUGLASS
The people of this country who de-
sire TO read the four great speeches
Of Hon. Fred. Douglass in pamphlet
form can obtain them by sending
80 cents in postage stamps. The
pamphlet will contain the Louis.
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speeches delivered in this city
April 10th, '84, April 10th, '65 and
April 10th, SO. The occasions be.
ing the anniversaries of the Eman-
cipation of Slaves in the District of
Columbia. For 80 cents in postage
stamps a pamphlet will be sent to
any address in the URited States.
Or We will send copy Of the BEE
for one year and hr. Douglass
speeches for two dollars and twen-
ty cents.
Address,
w. Calvin Chase,
Editor of the BEr 11O9 ST., n. W.
Washington, DC.
The Washington bee., 1887-11-26
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